The Dominican Republic is the only country to welcome more visitors in 2022 than in 2019, according to travel analytics firm Forward Keys.
The firm analysed air ticketing data combining arrivals up to October 18 with bookings to the end of the year, and compared it with 2019 to see which countries were the best visited in 2022.
It found the Dominican Republic topped the list and was the only country to have increased its number of tourists compared to 2019, with 5% more arrivals this year. |…|
ForwardKeys said the strong representation of Central American and Caribbean countries towards the top of the list “reflects the relative strength of the US outbound market”.
It also said the approach to the pandemic taken by mainly “highly tourism-dependant countries” in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, which imposed less severe Covid restrictions than elsewhere in the world, meant they maintained their visitor economies and have reached or exceeded pre-pandemic volumes.
Travel Weekly, UK – 8 November, 2022
Earlier this year, the New York Times had already looked into
Why the Dominican Republic is a pandemic tourism success story
“Why Is Everyone Going to the Dominican Republic?” Dominicans have celebrated the New York Times headline. The story by photojournalist Tony Cenicola and Heather Murphy was published on the weekend while New Yorkers were enduring one of the worst snow storms in years. The extensive feature looks into the impact the local management of the pandemic (relatively few deaths, dropping active cases and the number of cases) has had on the flow of tourists to the country. The country boasts more arrivals this January than in January 2020, before the pandemic in the Americas.
The Dominican Republic is the Caribbean tourism success story. Early on, the medical authorities decided the low density of its resorts and the beaches would reduce the number of tourists spreading the virus here. The government has never requested vaccine cards or PCR or antigen testing to enter. Travelers returning to their countries have to test 72 hours before departure.
The story looks into how the country played to the generalized need people have had to get back to normal, making it easy to come and enjoy as in the days before the pandemic.
New York Times – 27 January, 2022
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Source: dr1.com – 1 February 2022
Pictures: New York Times, Carlos Torres RD ViaDominicana, theadrenalintraveler, godomrepfr, sarahlopezjorge, domingobello
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